Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-10-08
a CITY IN INDIA.

visited India, says a letter from Bonn
bay. are aware that the number OF
more or less independent native states
and prime palities owing allegiance Ia
various degrees TO the imperial crown
of Great Britain exceeds $50. while the
260. 000, 900 who inhabit the vast pen
Ursula speak nearly 200 distinct lam
guages and dialects. Yet such 10 the
truth. OF all these states the Moslem
state of Hyderabad is by for the largest
and most important His highness the
nizam rules over 5000 square miles of
territory. having a population Of 9,7oo,-
900 souls, chiefly Mohammedans and
Hindoos. with scant sprinkliug of
Jews and Parsess, and handful Of
Christians
A British resident Is installed beneath
the walls Of his highness' capital, with
ont whose sanction. not much can be
done, and British troops garrison
Secunderabad, some few miles from the
gates. 1t is needless tc say that the
native states are allowed to indulge in
no foreign politely, but are merely
given more or less latitude in the in
ternal administration. In many instan-
ces. moreover. the government of India
actually collects the revenues and ad-
ministers the principally on commits
sion, q certain fixed sum, or a percent
age. as the case may be- being handed
over to the nominal ruler, who lives
free from the cares Of state among the
ladies of his 'zenana." Not that /
would have it understood that the
majority Of Indian rajahs or maharajahs
are mere yoluptuaries. On the con-
trary many of them are cultivated re-
fined gentlemen. inteIligently superin-
tending and assisting in the administra-
ton OF their revenues, and personally
inquiring into the wants Of their sub
jects A few public-spirited rulers. re-
fusing all government guarantee. have
constructed railways at their own cost
and risk in their territories, aud many
have established schools and museums.
encouraging to their utmost native art
and learning. Foremost among the
. enlightened native mobiles stood the late
SIR Salar Yung, prime minister during
. the nizam's minority, whose son, the
D courteous and cultivated young Sin
Salar, bids fair to follow worthily in the
position TO which he has succeeded bis
father.
have been entertained by several
of the mobiles and gentlemen at Hyder.
abad, Bombay. and elsewhere, and have
consequently had some opportunity o
Judging. while my position as an inn
partial American win shield me from
any suspicion of fattery when 50.
that found among them as polishet
and cultivated men as could be foun'
in any western capital.
Blu ldings Of any artistic Importance
save the palaces and mausoleums G
Golconca (of Arabian Nights fame
there are none. But IN spite of this a
agree in calling II, derabad the mos
interesting city in India 1t is the pee
pie themselves. the street life. the mi
dieval psgeants and pomp which ia
cinate. Everything seems to hav
stood still for centuries One is plunl
ed suddenly into the age OF the cava
iers The town is battlemented an
ditched and jealousy guarded. In fac
a permit from the resident ia necess;
nv for Europeans who wish to euter Il
X walls
x Once over the bridge spanning Ct
half dried stream. where elephants a
ot splashing in the deep pools, and hui
dreds Of dhobies" are pounding an
a. scrubbing the linen Of Hydeabad'
p- households, and what KALEIDOSCOPE
tumble meets the eve in the densle
crowded streetsi There are long roV
is OF low, whitewashed buildings. wi
facades Of Saracenic arches, und
tx which the merchants squat among pill
OF cotton goods, silks. carpets bras
Of ware, gra u, etc. sucking med tatve
II. the amber mouthpiece of the inevi'
ha BILE .'hubble- bubble; money-change
IN chewing betel-leaf and rafting th'
bags Of .'hailisicker" rupees, or lum
al Of rough.cut silver aud copper. {
! the flat, terraced roofs yelled WON
nd are curiously poering at the Yell
ou throng below through latticed screer
(" rem nding one of Stamboul or Cali
Is Elephants. gorgeously eaparison'
no. saddled with silver 'howdah, " in viii
ut "Nawabs, clad in brilliantly-embro
+ | cred silks aud velvets, recline on Gu:
ions; camels, on which are perched
.hp Arab soldiers Of the nizam, armed W
ual lance and shield; prancing little hori
an. from tho Persian gulf mounted
lew sharp. featured. mitred Parsees, bar
the ers or great merchants are seen. VIII
cit the mud. colored throng of pedestria
lad Enthusiastically arrayed, or scarce array
are at all. rs the case may be, rolls unce
nd. ingly to and fro.
To the uninitiated stranger IL wo
seem that the whole population
about to rush forth to do battle "
itor some invisible enemy, for all
ard iiercclv, alarmngly hung about "
the murderous weapons from the gr
hat noble, with his bejeweled rapier. da
old ing by, followed by his escort of A
OF cavalry. with swords drawn or Ian
ak. bent to the peaceful "ryot," who
my brought in bis little harvest of fruit
be. grain. spear and shield In his ha